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- From: gi@gj-cent.demon.co.uk (Gi)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: My Spec for the Amiga 2 (Next Amiga)
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 18:46:57 GMT
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- Mark van der Molen wrote in <2774.6679T992T276@stack.urc.tue.nl> on 16-Apr-96
- 14:59:33 :
- >On 14-Apr-96 18:50:09 Gi (gi@gj-cent.demon.co.uk) wrote :
- >>The following is the spec for the ideal & most possible Amiga IMHO, It could
- >>be better but would then cost too much, (VisCorp take note)
-
- >>Cpu:
- >>----
- >>PPC 604+ with the capabilty of multiple processors or different types
- >>ie. DEC Alpha
-
- >I don't this is easy to implement ?(correct me if i'm wrong)
-
- The BeBox uses two 604 proccesors
-
- >>Graphics:
- >>---------
- >>2->24 bit graphics using a hybrid of Planar/Chunky modes
-
- >>800x600 miniumum resolution
- >Yeah...great idea...and lose the whole video market...one of the strong
- >points of the amiga is the fact it's an ideal video computer.If the minimum
- >res would be 800*600 you'd need some converter to output to video....so this
- >is a no no.
-
- The old Amiga modes would still be available
-
- >>1280x1024+ maximum
-
- >and maybe more even ?
-
- You'd need a pricey monitor for more
-
- >>64bit blitter(s)
-
- >>some form of 3D effects for game/video use
-
- >>Fully or partially built in MPEG video or better system.
-
- >Hardware JPEG compression and decompression would be nice too
-
- Already being done
-
- >>Fade between multiple screens (not essential but nice)
-
- >>General hardware:
- >>-----------------
- >>Flicker fixer
-
- >>Midi interface
-
- >just keep this optional, there aren't that many ppl who'll ever use midi
-
- But it would revive the Music market and midi is used in Multimedia and it
- would only cost about รบ10
-
- >>SCSI-2/E-IDE interface
-
- >>Zorro 3+/PCI
-
- >>Multiple parallel/serial ports
-
- >>Other things I'd like but would cost too much:
- >>----------------------------------------------
- >>Solid State storage, ie. non volatile ram disk
-
- >>Full speed C64 Emulation, viva la SID :-)
-
- >Why should this cost too much ?....faster processor=faster emulation iguess
- >on power pc you could easily get 100% c64 emulation
-
- There isn't a fully complete C64 emulation around because some of the
- hardware information on the SID chip was incorrect so even the designers don't
- know how if works fully.
-
- >>3D Operating system, Zooming drawers, Windows etc.
-
- >This would be a waste ofprocessor power i guess
-
- Hardly, as the new chipset would make it a doddle.
-
- >>Full speed PC/Mac emulation
-
- >Mac emulation will cost you next to nothing....get yourself a copy of
- >shapeshifter.
-
- What about PC emulation? PPC615?
-
- >>Multiple mouse pointer system, so you can use 2 mice, one in each port.
- >>(although I'm sure a hack could be done for this now)
-
- >What would be the use of this ?
-
- for when you are using multiple monitors, also you have got two hands so why
- not have two mice.
-
- >>Voice operated Workbench for Disabled users (or just lazy users like me)
-
- >This too already exists for amiga, in fact it's been around for years...the
- >progam is called voicecli.With a cheap sampler you can voice control your
- >amiga.
-
- I mean a full system, so you can FULLY control the OS by voice.
-
- >>realtime raytracing
-
- >EEEEeeehhhhh.....even a sillicon graphics workstation can't do that if the
- >scene is complicated.....same as i said about the emulation, faster
- >processor=faster raytracing.
-
- if the raytracing was done with a custom chip it would be fast, look at the
- Military simulators and the Ultra 64, they look good. CBM was discussing a
- similar idea before they went bust.
-
- >>that's about it.. don't want much do I?
-
- >you even want things that already exist !!
-
- maybe, but the original Amiga had things that no or few computers had, how many
- PC's Macs or other computers had a multi proccesor style Custom chipset?
-
-